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Well-acted but overly quirky, Touchy Feely is a tonally uneven dramedy with some interesting ideas but a lack of follow-through. Read critic reviews
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A dentist (Josh Pais) gains the ability to heal his patients' physical pain while his sister (Rosemarie DeWitt), a massage therapist, develops an aversion to touching and being touched.
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Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language|Brief Sexuality)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Lynn Shelton
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Producer: Lacey Leavitt, Steven Schardt, Mel Eslyn
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Writer: Lynn Shelton
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $36.0K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
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This was one of my latest disappointments with the independent film genre. While I can always find some glimmering reason why an indie movie has touched me, made me think, made me interested in a new topic or idea, "Touchy Feely" is the ultimate in do-nothing filmmaking. The story is non-existent, the characters are dour and constantly morbid, and I see no growth or change in anyone. The main character, Abby (Witt) is the most annoying person, and her story is nothing new or exciting. She fears intimacy and then loses the ability to touch people, which sucks because she's a massage therapist. Is this substantially addressed? No, it is not, and that's the absolute worst part about it, because instead of sticking to rationality, the plot careens off a cliff to never be seen again. This movie is very boring, a word I blacklist in many cases but for this nothing of a film I will assign gladly. Just, a huge waste of time in general.
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This drama directed by Lynn Shelton was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. After watching it, I really think that this one will divide the audience and any time could go both ways - some would love figuring it out what the writer and director wanted to say while others could simply walk away, deciding that their life is too precious to be wasted on such movies. The story of a massage therapist Abby (Rosemarie DeWitt) who is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact, seemed deep, but I am not sure if that was on the surface only. It had the elements of the New Age mysticism but they led nowhere when the going was tough - it tried to be uplifting but most of the characters finished where they started... I have to say that there were fascinating performances from most of the cast, especially from Josh Pais as Abbie's uptight (slightly autistic or neurotic) brother, spending most of his time in the floundering dental practice which receives new life when clients seek out his healing touch. The other noticeable acting was from Ellen Page as his daughter Jenny... I think that most of the people who are aware of some of the benefits of the New Age touchy-feely approach will find this movie pleasurable, while others, more down-to-earth type of traditional believers could be very annoyed with suggestions that ecstasy could help you reach a balance in a relationship... Whatever group you are, the good thing is that the opposite opinion is usually served and Lynn Shelton is not asking anyone to believe in anything they see. If we simply take what she got - most of us could be satisfied.
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A successful massage therapist suddenly develops an aversion to the human body; simultaneously her struggling dentist brother gains an unexplained power to heal his patient's jaw pain. Well-acted but never following through on its central premise, this New Age-y trifle needs to have its chakras realigned.
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A great cast has some moments but ultimately bores us in this existential crisis that no one will want a part of.
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